Nantes has to be a guest at Parc des Princes, where host PSG is in high form with a series of 9 most recent unbeaten matches in Ligue 1 (8 wins, 1 draw). After a rather uneventful start to the season, coach Luis Enrique’s team has achieved the ranking they naturally belong to – top position, 4 points ahead of Nice after 14 matches.
Furthermore, PSG is also winning all 4 recent home matches in Ligue 1, whether the opponent is Marseille (4-0) or Monaco (5-2). Not only that, in these 4 matches, PSG scored an average of 4 goals/match. That is a form that any team would envy.
In addition, PSG is also completely dominating Nantes in head-to-head performance. Specifically, in the last 33 encounters, PSG only lost 3, drew 2 and won 28 times. If they are not subjective and play focused, it will certainly be very difficult for coach Luis Enrique and his team to lose points in welcoming Nantes this time.
For their part, Nantes did not lose in the last 2 rounds, with 1 win and 1 draw. But those are all matches that the Canaries played at La Beaujoire’s home field. On the opponent’s field, Nantes lost 4, won 2 after 6 matches since the beginning of the season. In particular, against much more highly rated opponents such as Lille, Rennes or Lens, coach Jocelyn Gourvennec’s team all lost.
PSG is still without the services of Sergio Rico, Keylor Navas, Presnel Kimpembe, Alexandre Letellier, Warren Zaire-Emery and Nuno Mendes. After a 2-0 win at Le Havre in the previous round, Fabian Ruiz joined the injury list, while goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was suspended.
However, to be able to defeat Nantes, coach Luis Enrique has many other stars such as Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha, Lee Kang-in and especially Kylian Mbappe. In addition, Lucho can also use Marquinhos and Marco Asensio, players who have just recovered from injury.
Meanwhile, Nantes also lacks important players. Versatile player Ignatius Ganago is out for the rest of the season due to a knee ligament injury. Play-making midfielder Quentin Merlin remains sidelined with a groin strain. For the rest, coach Jocelyn Gourvennec has a relatively strong squad to march to Paris with the hope of achieving a positive result against PSG.